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A widebody first officer reported ATC advised them of a low altitude alert on left downwind at tus. No GPWS; terrain in sight; so approach was continued to a normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1041145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TUS.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While on a left downwind; tus approach cleared us for the visual approach to runway 11L. While approaching pocib from the north at 4;600 feet; tus tower advised us of a low altitude alert and asked us to check our altitude. We were VMC; clear of terrain visually; and did not receive any GPWS alerts. We reported the runway in sight and continued the approach and landing uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A widebody First Officer reported ATC advised them of a low altitude alert on left downwind at TUS. No GPWS; terrain in sight; so approach was continued to a normal landing.
Narrative: While on a left downwind; TUS Approach cleared us for the visual approach to Runway 11L. While approaching POCIB from the north at 4;600 feet; TUS Tower advised us of a low altitude alert and asked us to check our altitude. We were VMC; clear of terrain visually; and did not receive any GPWS alerts. We reported the runway in sight and continued the approach and landing uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.